Trial reportJournal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry2015
Web Intervention for Adolescents Affected by Disaster: Population-Based Randomized Controlled Trial.
Trial report in Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01606514 (Web-based Intervention for Disaster-Affected Youth and Families), which is not on this map. Cited by 46 papers, 12 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Web-based Intervention for Disaster-Affected Youth and Families
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46 citing papers in PubMed, 12 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of interventions for mental health in extreme weather events.BMJ global health · 2026Pooled it
- Treatment of children and adolescents with post-traumatic stress in humanitarian crises: systematic review and meta-analysis.Bulletin of the World Health Organization · 2025Pooled it
- Prevention of mental disorders after exposure to natural hazards: a meta-analysis.BMJ mental health · 2025Pooled it
- Practice Elements Used in Child Mass Trauma Interventions: A Systematic Review.Current psychiatry reports · 2025Pooled it
- Interventions for prevention and treatment of substance use in youth with traumatic childhood experiences: a systematic review and synthesis of the literature.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- Promoting Recovery from Disasters, Pandemics, and Trauma: A Systematic Review of Brief Psychological Interventions to Reduce Distress in Adults, Children, and Adolescents.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Online Interventions for the Universal and Selective Prevention of Mental Health Problems Among Adolescents: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2023Pooled it
- Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Mental Health Interventions Delivered by Frontline Health Care Workers in Emergency Health Services: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Mental Health Impacts of Tornadoes: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Interventions to Ameliorate the Psychosocial Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children-A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Internet-Delivered Early Interventions for Individuals Exposed to Traumatic Events: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2018Pooled it
- Psychological therapies for children and adolescents exposed to trauma.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016Pooled it
- Early-stage randomised controlled trial of therapist-supported online cognitive therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder in young people.Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines · 2025Trial
- Randomized Controlled Trial of "Bounce Back Now," a Mobile App to Reduce Post-Disaster Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress, Depressed Mood, and Sleep Disturbance.The American journal of psychiatry · 2025Trial
- Pilot randomized clinical trial of an app-based early intervention to reduce PTSD and alcohol use following sexual assault.Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy · 2024Trial
- A Longitudinal Examination of Interpersonal Violence Exposure, Concern for Loved Ones During a Disaster, and Web-Based Intervention Effects on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Adolescent Victims of the Spring 2011 Tornadoes.Journal of interpersonal violence · 2021Trial
- Service needs of adolescent parents in child welfare: Is an evidence-based, structured, in-home behavioral parent training protocol effective?Child abuse & neglect · 2018Trial
- Assessing the Impact of a Positive Psychology School-Based Psychoeducation on the Mental Health of Adolescents Affected by the 2023 Earthquake in Türkiye.Journal of adolescence · 2026Article
- Posttraumatic stress disorder from early childhood to late adolescence: a resilience-oriented approach to prevention, diagnosis, and clinical management.Discover mental health · 2026Review
- Lessons from Hurricane Katrina: Psychological Recovery, Mental Health and Resilience in Children and Adolescents Post-Disaster.Current psychiatry reports · 2025Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo assess the efficacy of Bounce Back Now (BBN), a modular, Web-based intervention for disaster-affected adolescents and their parents.
methodA population-based randomized controlled trial used address-based sampling to enroll 2,000 adolescents and parents from communities affected by tornadoes in Joplin, MO, and several areas in Alabama. Data collection via baseline and follow-up semi-structured telephone interviews was completed between September 2011 and August 2013. All families were invited to access the BBN study Web portal irrespective of mental health status at baseline. Families who accessed the Web portal were assigned randomly to 1 of 3 groups: BBN, which featured modules for adolescents and parents targeting adolescents' mental health symptoms; BBN plus additional modules targeting parents' mental health symptoms; or assessment only. The primary outcomes were adolescent symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression.
resultsNearly 50% of families accessed the Web portal. Intent-to-treat analyses revealed time × condition interactions for PTSD symptoms (B = -0.24, SE = 0.08, p < .01) and depressive symptoms (B = -0.23, SE = 0.09, p < .01). Post hoc comparisons revealed fewer PTSD and depressive symptoms for adolescents in the experimental versus control conditions at 12-month follow-up (PTSD: B = -0.36, SE = 0.19, p = .06; depressive symptoms: B = -0.42, SE = 0.19, p = 0.03). A time × condition interaction also was found that favored the BBN versus BBN + parent self-help condition for PTSD symptoms (B = 0.30, SE = 0.12, p = .02) but not depressive symptoms (B = 0.12, SE = 0.12, p = .33).
conclusionResults supported the feasibility and initial efficacy of BBN as a scalable disaster mental health intervention for adolescents. Technology-based solutions have tremendous potential value if found to reduce the mental health burden of disasters. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION INFORMATION: Web-based Intervention for Disaster-Affected Youth and Families; http://clinicaltrials.gov; NCT01606514.
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